🌍 Earth Systems Study Center
⚖️ Density Detective
Why do Earth's layers stack the way they do? Density holds the answer.
🔍 Density Detective 🌍
Discover why Earth has layers by investigating density!
Virtual Density Lab
Click materials to add them to the cylinder, then check if they’re in the right order!
Oil
0.9 g/cm³
Water
1.0 g/cm³
Honey
1.4 g/cm³
Iron Ball
7.9 g/cm³
Density Cylinder – Click a layer to place material
Sort Earth Materials by Density
Instructions: Use the arrow buttons to arrange these Earth materials from least dense (top) to most dense (bottom).
Explore Earth’s Layers
Click each layer to learn about its density and characteristics!
Click on a layer to explore!